In preparing Homeland Security officials for questions about Rittenhouse from the media, the document suggests that they note that he “took his rifle to the scene of the rioting to help defend small business owners.”
Internal document shows Trump officials were told to make comments sympathetic to Kyle Rittenhouse
Imagine being a dedicated law enforcement agent and being asked to defend an armed vigilante.
At the heart of the problem sits the data that internet service providers (ISPs) are required to submit to the FCC. The agency’s methodology permits an ISP to count an entire census block—which can encompass hundreds of square miles in rural areas—as “served” if it is capable of providing broadband service to just one resident of that census block.
Trump’s FCC Is Using Junk Data to Downplay Broadband Woes | WIRED
But see, fixing this could help strengthen democracy, which is why they aren’t interested in doing so.
But as long as Trump is president, he can shield himself from accountability for any tax-related crimes. He can also likely shield himself from debt collectors, who seem to have significant claims coming due over the next four years. From obstruction of justice to sexual assault allegations to campaign finance law violations, Trump is counting on the fact that he’s president to stop the law from coming after him.
Trump’s tax returns hint of possible legal problems – Vox
“Protection from the law” shouldn’t be a job perk for the head of federal law enforcement.
While rural hospitals have been closing at a quickening pace over the past two decades, a number of inner-city hospitals now face a similar fate. And experts fear that the economic damage inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic on safety net hospitals and the ailing finances of the cities and states that subsidize them are helping push some urban hospitals over the edge.
Community Hospitals In Cities Face Escalating Financial Pressures : Shots – Health News : NPR
Reminder that this is happening at the same time insurance companies are posting record profits.
More than ever before, we’re using technology to connect with the outside world. And with so many of us now working from home, we’re relying on our phones to stay updated with colleagues and clients. However, when you’re receiving endless Zoom calls and emails, pings on Slack, and notifications from everywhere else, it begins to hinder productivity and focus.
The effect of overcommuncation on your productivity
This has, I imagine, only gotten worse with remote work so prevalent. pro
Solid new tune.
Beyond the digital comic catalog of more than 24,000 titles spanning eight decades, DC Universe Infinite will also feature a fan community available to all subscribers, with events planned through 2021. Existing DC Universe subscriptions will transfer over to DC Universe Infinite.
DC Universe Rebranding as Comics-Centric Platform | Hollywood Reporter
This makes a ton of sense, since what the comics world is missing right now is a well-moderated community for discussion etc, as well as for the fact that H. BoMax was siphoning off all the series.
So while $1.6 billion accounts for only a fraction of the nation’s post-9/11 police militarization, it also represents the enduring aspect of that militarization—what remains in police inventories today. Consider it the runoff of endless war, or an index of how permanently the war on terror blurred the line between the police and the military.
Cops Are Using Over $1 Billion in Post-9/11 Military Gear
This is disturbing.
A new study released Tuesday has found that increased representation in movies in terms of casting choices drives movie attendance, even if the portrayals are negative.
Study: Onscreen Diversity Boosts Movie Attendance – Even When Portrayal Is Negative
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement seems likely to join the ranks of these “minority justices.” Even if President Trump’s nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, wins the support of every Republican senator, including moderate holdouts like Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, all those senators combined received 13 million fewer votes than their colleagues across the aisle.
Supreme Court heads to undemocratic milestone with Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination – Vox
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